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Saturday, July 2, 2016

You haven't really visited Cappadocia, Turkey, if you haven't been on the hot air balloon ride. The whole trip was based upon trying it for the first time in a famous location like this one. And if you ever get to go, book the sunrise ride, which is the most popular, than the morning ride. Visibility and wind are two important factors for the ride to take place, therefore choose a good time to visit the region. At first, I was excited to try it, but once the day came I was terrified until we took off. Smoothest, most quiet ride I might have ever been in, as smooth as the large ferry we took between Mykonos and Santorini islands. It was an experience to remember, a 1 plus hour ride that we didn't want to end. I made the booking through Viator.com, and the company name was Royal, very organised with a breakfast buffet at dawn and snacks and a medallion at the end.اللي ما جرب المنطاد في اقليم كبادوكيا في تركيا ما جنه راح. هو أشهر شي عندهم والاهم يكون في موسم الجو حلو وصافي وتكون الرحله وقت الشروق وليس رحلة الصباح. بداية كنت متحمسة ولكن لما وصل يوم الرحلة كنت خايفة وعلى وشك الغاء الرحلة وراودني هذا الاحساس حتى وقت اقلاع المنطاد بعدها ارتحت. كانت أنعم رحلة ما حسيت باننا حلقنا بالجو وحتى المنظر ما كنت خايفة منه. مدة الرحلة ساعة ونص تقريبا ومنظر ال٢٠٠ منطاد وأكثر في السماء كان منظر خيالي. عملت الحجز عن طريق موقع فييتور الخاص بالرحلات حول العالم (موجود في الأعلى) واللي تعامل مع شركة رويال لبالون المنطاد مرتبة مع انها تأخرت بالوصول بالتوقيت لاصطحابنا من الفندق وفروا لنا الافطار في مقرهم قبل الانتقال الى الموقع كما قاموا بتوفير بعض البسكوت والعصير (بديل للشامبانية بلغوهم ان ما تشربون الكحول) بعد النزول بالاضافة الى مدالية لتجربة المنطاد

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

It's not my first time to attend a dervish show in Turkey, my first time was during my first visit to Turkey, in Hodjapasha Theaterin Istanbul, a beautiful place which showcased different types of Turkish shows. A place I highly recommend to watch a dervish show, if you're not going to the one set in Galata Tower area. Anyways, I wanted to experience it again, plus have the chance to snap about it, so I got the hotel to book us tickets to attend the show in Saruhan. The thing is you're not allowed to take a photos during the show, but the good new is, when the show is nearly done, they then allow you to record and shoot the last part. The place is really nice looks like a cave house, a bit far from where we're staying though.ليست أول مرة احضر فيها عرض للدراويش هذه الثانية والأولى كانت في زيارتي الأولى لتركيا تحديدا فيمسرح هودجا باشا في اسطنبول. وكان المكان وايد حلو ويقدم عروض اخرى للسواح. حبيت اكرر التجربة في كبادوكيا وحجزنا عن طريق الفندق لمسرح سوراهان. الحلو بالمكان ان تقليدي وفي نفس الوقت ندخل مكان العرض واللي شكله مثل بيوت الكهوف الموجودة في المنطقة. ممنوع التصوير ولكن عندما يقارب العرض على الانتهاء يسمحون بالتصوير

After the show was done, we thought of trying out the food in the only restaurant on the hotel we were staying in, The House Hotel Cappadocia. Breakfast was really good, and usually The House Hotel family serves good food in their hotels. After dark, most areas in Cappadocia die, so the best food option was the hotel. We ordered the goat cheese coated with vermicelli, a hummos with some toppings, and the manti. The food was a bit much, good for sharing especially the manti. The cheese and manti were excellent, it was my first time to try the traditional manti, and I'm already a fan because of my first experience. Their was nothing special about the hummos though